#questions-and-help
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Also another question. Is there really a difference in choosing a grand company? What does it change?
Grand Companies are purely cosmetic. Pick whichever one you think is coolest.
Oh okay. Thanks. 🙂
can you learn blue magic spells even if you're not using blue mage
Nope. You have to be on Blue Mage and you must see the spell you want cast at least once.
how the heck
You dont have to get hit by it btw.
hi guys, im downloading the game and it got to 90% then my internet cut off
will i have to restart the whole download? kinda too scared to login lol
it should pick up roughly where you've left off
@raw solstice really really hope it does, it's been hours omg
when i look at a treasure map, there's a small icon of a person with a number next to it in the bottom left corner - what is that?
zzz another quest you have to do solo..
it's "recommended number of people at that given level to complete the map"
Why is Flame Blue and Storm is Red? 
so like, if it's a level 50 map, if people are level 50 you'll probably want around the number of people listed to do the map. If higher level, you should be fine with far fewer people
it's a bit lax especially if people are geared, but it's just a rough "here's what to expect" kind of thing
So in Memoria, what determines the stack marker?
I know Loaded, Reinforced and Electrified determines what he does when charge reaches 100.
Does the element determine when he uses the stack marker?
When he does the 2 stacks? each gunshield mechanic basically has their own set of mechanics depending on the phase.
Or do you just have to know when he'll use it
For Phase 1 he does a stack with the first ignis, Phase 2+3 for Loaded, and during the Altius/Ventus/Alea Iacta cluster of mechanics in Phase 3
@barren tundra loaded gunshield is the one that does the "cluster bomb" effect iirc
hi, isn't cri hit is the prioritized stat for DRG gear? yet there was no cri hit on the armor for DRG. So am I wrong or it is just the gear doesn't offer me cri hit?
stat priorities are for endgame levels/content iirc
so right now you'd prioritize ilevel, not stats
okay
Sometimes it's bad. Don't worry about it until level 80
99% of the time higher ilvl gear is better regardless
Stat priority is mainly for materia melding and deciding between 2 pieces of armor that are equal in ilvl
I am level 55 and using lv 90 armor. for now I only have allagan tombstone for poetics
buy the ironworks
ilvl90 <<<<<< ilvl120
Sorry. Ilvl is short for item level
Your armor is level 50 and item level 90
You'll want to get the item level 120 gear regardless of stats
ok so the ironworks gear is worth it
yes
ironworks can last you most of the 50s
Have fun
Np
do you guys know when this discount ends? https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/564956/final-fantasy-xiv-online-complete-edition-pc-download
How many damage oGCDs do Paladins have?
Not offensive in general. Only one that's deal damage
intervene
So it seems like they have about the same oGCD weaving as DRK?
DRK has 6 if you count the AoE MP spender
Flood, Edge, Salted Earth, Plunge, Abyssal, Carve and Spit
What would you guys say is better for getting into end game raiding initially:
To main a role I.e. omnitank or to main a job from each role
Actually off the top of my head DRK has more button pressing to do
Not necessarily saying tank specifically
Oh
More the idea of main a role vs main many jobs from different roles
Carve, plunge, salted earth, and edge of shadow
Well gearing up more than 1 role is very slow
Ideally, just main one job instead of a whole role
if you're just getting into raiding
So I'd go with maining a role
So end game gearing for raids is quite slow then?
No reason to stick with a single job especially with pugging
If you stick to a single gear set type gearing up is pretty fast
I mean, from a difficulty standpoint, having confidence in your ability to play that class will make you better at the fight
Maining a single tank will bore you. Just level every tank
Switch when you want to
Some fights are easier for certain tanks
Having to move a boss during No Mercy will make you want to commit self die
Ok thanks for the advice outside of ninja most dps I’m kind of iffy on leveling but I’d like to focus on a role for raiding and wasn’t sure if that was a good idea or not
Omnitank it is
You could also do omni ranged
All 3 ranged dps share gear
Same with all 3 caster dps
Monk and Samurai share gear
Ninja has its own armor but shares accessories with ranged dps
Not my style
Uuh
But ya ranged is fun
Oh ya and all healers share gear
My only issue is minimal playtime and I think dps would be harder to perfect rotations than tanks
I main MCH but I have BRD levels and gear so we don't have 2 MCHs at the same time
I want to try paladin but i'm afraid it'll feel slow compared to drk
Oh well then ya. Tank is better for you
and I don't want to spend time or money getting it up to 70-80 and then not liking iy
Nah drk is pretty slow rn
Pld is about the same imo
I was trying to do kugane castle for the first time yesterday on ninja
30min no queue pop
I bought the game on steam
So do I buy Fantasia on steam also?
Switch to my paladin
In terms of speed it's probably GNB > PLD = DRK > WAR
Instant queue
@midnight slate i think you can buy optionals on mogstation
War burst feels exactly the same as drk burst
Ya pld has never felt slow
I don’t mean numerically
I have a better idea for Delirium
Me neither
I mean visually and oomph
The axe sounds are A+
I miss sb drk but this isnt the channel for that
In terms of oomf you probably won't get better than Fell Cleave and Inner Chaos
the chainsaw of fell cleave. 
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Idk like
Sure ir burst is gr8 and all
But rn as war i feel so useless lmao
Mitigation wise
Still. In short I recommend getting every tank to max.
I don't have nascent flash yet though so that's probably why
@red torrent are you on elemental
If u wanna learn tanking we can get into a dungeon and I can yell at you 
Night during the week mornings during the weekend
I’m pretty use to tanking all my tanks are beyond 50 and I use to tank in arr (warrior) but I’m always open to learning more/running dungeons xD
Will i miss any item from buying just the ARR story skip?
I heart there are coins/badge/whatnot you can earn through quests that allow you to exchange them for equips of high lvl.
you'll get stuff that drops from the MSQ quest like minions etc
i think you forfeit the free fantasia
So I just got paladin for my gladiator and I wanna run palace of the dead. I have an earlier save where I was a gladiator, but I was curious if I would stay a gladiator or if it would switch to Paladin?
stay, have to restart to be a paladin
a story skip btw does not level your character
so your
will be lvl 50? but your character will still be whatever level it was at
I just couldn’t imagine doing a story skip in ffxiv
Even if you miss this raid tier when the next one comes everyone is on the same level
depends, if i made a new character in another server, i might skip
Oh ya that’s true
I don’t many people who have multiple server characters so I usually don’t think about that
Is anyone an ARM specialist on the Crystal Datacenter? Trying to get the Ruby Barding crafted.
I have all the mats
WhatS the skspd for pld?
Ah ty
so I am lv 55. is there any good weapon I can get like how I purchase ironwork gear with allagan tombstone?
not particularly.
there's the ironwork weapons if you havent gotten one already, but by that level it might not be as useful
is it possible to get a refund if you have already used the expansion code?
my pc is unable to handle shadowbringers
so im wondering if its possible to get my money back
if you already redeemed it then no
If you're ever unsure if you computer can run something look at the required/recommended specs for it or run a benchmark if they have one
btw can you project the armor piece for the other classes to your own piece with glamour prism?
no
;A;
You can only project what you can wear
glamours have class and level restrictions
dancer gear is so pretty tho
ie you cant glamour a DNC headpiece to a BLM, or a level 60 glamour onto a level 15 item
The starting dancer set is a reskin of a level 1 glamour set
!itemglam Thavnarian Bustier
is it possible to go back to a realm reborn? can i just reinstall the game and not include shadowbringers?
nope
It's the bolero, yea
@fallen sigil unfortunately you dont have many options (if any at all). key redemption tends to be a one way process
Anybody have a preferred source of guides to really get started with this game? I’m coming back after years of not playing since ARR first came out and I’m level 38.
On your screen, there is a UI with
on it
Follow that quest
The whole game is basically a long tutorial
But, if you want to
!faq newplayertips
is there a way that i could preview the next tier eureka weapon on my character without having gotten it
come back to play this game from Heavensward Scholar lv.60 , is it still easy to find auto party group ?
@granite night Nope, unless you have someone else link it or they're using it.
@granite night look up a video of each relic step, each job has one usually. @full willow yeah duty finder is great
How melee-friendly is eden verse savage, compared to DoM? Static asking if I can fill a melee slot (I'd be sam) but I can barely get 40-60 parses as SMN on e5s while still avoiding all the mechanics. I havent seen 6s, 7s or 8s yet
Dont want to add in the extra difficulty of uptime and kill my parses even more if I can continue on as SMN
if e7s isnt too different than e7n, i dont think that one would be too hateful to a melee
6 is........i'm not too sure about that one myself :x
Yeah I figure 7 is easy for melee since the boss is attackable from the entire front half of the arena but 6 and 8 scare me
Theyre already annoying enough as a mage having sprint around the arena. I'm worried I'm gonna take a lot of unneeded vulns or deaths in prog trying to greed that one extra GCD
I keep calling through the floor around X:11.4 Y:13.8 at Coerthas Central Highlands
Hi guys! I'm a total noob. I just started playing this game. I want to become a dark knight. When I google how to become one, the information basically says that I need to become level 50 and complete quests, but most of the information comes from like 5 years ago. Is it still true even now that's the only way to become a dark knight?
The requirement for unlocking DRK is still the same, yes. Same for Machinist and Astrologian.
Oh that sucks
Once you reach Foundation- Ishgard you can unlock dark knight
The start of heavenward
Do you guys think itll take a few weeks playing to get to 50?
Depends on if the server is "preferred" when making your character on it and story pacing
how do i make third action bar visible?
Character config > hotbar settings
Mmm I'm not quite sure but I'm on a server called something like Zelera in the Crystal world.
that's also in those section of settings
We have the exp bonus
Is it called "Road to 70"?
Can we just follow the main story or are side quests necessary to level?
can someone help me find a certain top from a screenshot in this channel, or would that go somewhere else?
No, side quests are 100% optional
Here is fine.
what is this top?
First thing that comes to mind is elezen hempen, but I might be wrong
Rich
probably the snow white one or the general purpose white dye?
too bright to be snow white
hempen camise is the ultimate ravergirl glamour for everyone cause it changes based on your race.
so probably the pure white
fem Au Ra gets night clothes
where tf do i change key bindings?!
System > Keybinds
the ui is kinda bad :C
PC or Controller?
I'm level 10. I'm thinking of playing a gladiator. I know that a warrior is also another tanking class that is easily available. I'm not really quite sure which I would like to play most. What is the major differences in playstyle? Also my bf plans on playing a white mage healer.
Paladin has a more in-depth rotation that is split into a physical rotation and magical rotation based on buffs
!action fight or flight
!action requiescat
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Potency increases up to 550 as MP nears maximum.
Additional Effect: Increases attack magic and healing magic potency by 50% if current MP is at 80% or higher , and allows spells to be cast immediately Duration: 12s
Oh ya I was very interested in paladin!!! I wanted to play a melee mage character, but the video I watched said they have incredibly low damage of all the tanks.
does anyone know siren's ip?
Tank DPS balance is super even right now. the difference between top and bottom tank DPS is about 2-4% depending on the percentile you look at.
!faq datacenterip
List of IP Addresses for each Datacenter
Aether: 204.2.229.9
Primal: 204.2.229.10
Crystal: 204.2.229.11
Chaos: 195.82.50.9
Light: 195.82.50.10
Mana: 124.150.157.156
Gaia: 124.150.157.157
Elemental: 124.150.157.158
how do I ping the IP?
Windows: Open Command Prompt and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Mac: Open Terminal and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Use Aether's IP
@obsidian patio thanks!
Warrior is more physical-based than paladin, has a big Axe and is focused on Fell Cleave

is that kupo bot a game?
Thank you for the info.
!action Fell Cleave
Best move in the game 
I mean, kupo technically has a trivia game, but he does lots of other things.
Okay, so such a nooby question. What class do I start off as to become a Paladin?
Gladiator.
Gladiator
OH PERFECT
ooh, what are you doing? if you don't mind me asking?
You guys seem pretty awesome. Thank you soooo much. Appreciate the help.
Wynne is true master of arts
Haha I might end up staying paladin instead of dark knight lol
PLD is fun, but I found it personally boring compared to WAR or GNB
Does paladin complement the white mage well?
Oh really? Why is that? Is it like a very boring predictable rotation?
Great midigation and a super great invulnerability skill
If there's any 'best' tank/healer synergy it's pretty much just Dark Knight/White Mage since they can instantly take care of Living Dead with Benediction.
But longer cool down than other invul
GNB works well with bene, but so does essential
Ohhhh that's interesting. We will see how it goes then!
I generally just drop Regen+Tetra or Afflatus Solace+Tetra on GNB when they do Super
Guys, I will be honest with you. My bf for some reason wants to play healer. It is super weird, lol. I don't think he will have much fun. He says he doesn't want to learn too much about the game, which is why he doesn't want to tank. I really hope that in the end he will tank and I will heal though lol
only real men play whm
Exactly Aza! That's why I wanna be healer!
TBH, tanks probably have the easiest time of all the roles. holding aggro is extremely easy, tanks generally have the fewest mechanics, and you got a lot of mitigation and (depending on the exact tank) pretty decent self-healing
Oh that's an interesting perspective
You just have to take the initiative of the group and know how much your co-healer can handle.
WAR probably has the best wall to wall healing for trash pulls
!action Nascent Flash
Grants Nascent Flash to self and Nascent Glint to target party member.
Nascent Flash Effect: Absorbs damage dealt as HP
Nascent Glint Effect: Restores HP equaling 50% of that recovered by Nascent Flash while also reducing damage taken by 10%
Duration: 6s
Shares a recast timer with Raw Intuition.
Nascent+Chaos Cyclone 😩
But dont tanisha need to understand all the mechs and attacks?
While WAR also has equilibrium, like PLD's clemency OGCD
In terms of casual content most tank-specific mechanics just boil down to "big hit"
or "keep this enemy away from that enemy"
tank is great role for queue times too but it does look that the healers have it the easiest
can i complete old extreme content easliy like shiva and ifrit or i need to watch guide videos?
If you mean unsynced then yeah you can solo all of the ARR extremes at 70 or higher.
Ifrit EX can get a bit messy though
Synced you probably need a guide, unsynced you only need to avoid instadeath mechanics
yeah you definitely want to be a healer or have a class with good healing for ifrit if you're not 80.
oh cause im new so i don't want to be useless and don't know what to do
At 70 you just ignore all the nails until he's immune to damage
Is there min maxing in this game?
Let him explode, pop a cooldown and ignore it
k tyvm
So what’s the best way to join a FC? I’m on Balmung which seems to the the most hardcore server so idk who would want a level 63 new player
@mossy current PLD works better with WHM than the other tanks wrt to it's invuln's behavior, iirc
what is min maxing?
Looked on r/FFXIVRECRUITMENT but nobody seems to be asking for Balmung
Yes Binny, the main theorycrafting/guidemaking/optimization discord is The Balance.
!faq balance
@ornate hatch basically playing as optimally as possible.
Wow
@narrow arch you can always just Shout in limsa
Balmung is very not hardcore, unless you count roleplaying as hardcore
Wynne are you an encyclopedia of FF14? lol


Balmung was closed off for a long time which makes me think that it’s a lot of vets
Closed off?
Is it time consuming and grindy asf to min max?
It's been congested for a while because it's the main unofficial role-playing server.
I see
It's highly populated
Due to weekly restrictions on gear at end game it can be
@wheat lark entirely depends on you and how well you can learn information on the fights you're trying.
and which part of the patch cycle you are
I mean gear wise primarily
that's what he means
Gear drops from end-game raids
minmaxing has different "values" for different content
And such raids are difficult
Well the best gear is currently on weekly loot lock-outs so it all depends on how your groups distribute loot (for static groups) or your luck when playing with random pugs in party finder.
running Ultimate content? that has 1 set of minmax (BiS) considerations
So you're basically changing gear depending on the dungeon?
nah nothing like that.
current Savage content? that has a completely different set of considerations
The current ultimate doesn't drop BiS
Though some fights do see slight changes in rotation for some classes to adjust for intermissions/downtime.
not what i was referring to mea >_>
Ohhh no weekly raiding 😩
haha
It'll be unlocked later in the next major patch
yeah a lot of parallels with wow in that sense
Oh thank goodness
Which would still make it sorta relevant for a bit longer
dont celebrate too quick though binny
How long are major patches separated?
3.5 months apart typically.
Though the next patch will be delayed by 2-4 weeks due to Corona
Ohya I'm sure we might not even be 80 by that time lol
Though they will most likely be patches that are delayed due to Covid
Oh shoot
That's good... we will just take our time to level
My bf seems to already be addicted though SMH argh
leveling is fairly easy tbh
it's just going to be the
bloat from post-ARR that'll drive you nuts
personally I got gated at 37 in ARR when I started
the good thing is you can switch classes @wheat lark so if he wants to rush ahead he can just do it on a separate class
As long as you do your daily Leveling Roulette you won't get level gated that much unless you're playing a lot per day.
and playing on a preferred server basically makes the MSQ the only experience you really need.
Every quest drives me nuts. I am directionally challenged. I get lost all the time. I don't know how to use this in game map. I hate quests with a passion.
Oh? Classes start you back at the beginning?
Each class is leveled up separately, many start at level 1
Didnt know about the leveling roulette mmm
but you can switch instantly which is the beauty of this game
You do get an experience boost for leveling up jobs below your current highest job.
!faq armouryexp
'How do I get the bonus experience from the Armoury?'
As long as you're playing a Disciple of War or a Disciple of Magic class that's a lower level than your highest level class then you're able to benefit from the bonus experience. You do not need to have a class at level 80 for the bonus to be active.
'How much is the bonus experience?'
You get +100% experience from levels 1 to 69, which then reduces to +50% for level 70 to 79. The difference in level between your current class and highest class does not change the amount of experience you get.
oh wow i didn't know there was a +50 for 70-79. I was lied to.
is it called Road to 80?
So say I level my paladin to level 30 and I make a healer class. How do I level the healer class? I imagine I'm not restarting the quests I've done?
No, this is the armoury bonus
Armory bonus, doppel
it's not a buff on your bar.
levels 1-15 is mostly your hunting log, fates, and some sidequests
Blue/light orange stuff
Guys its my first time renewing my subscription but i keep getting error 406
What should i do
Turn off your VPN/pop-up blocker if you have one active.
Mmmm might be too tired to understand 😬
Get some rest then
Are you trying to renew through the playstation web thingy? I'd suggest trying on a tablet or computer
Relax and take it all in as it comes
@obsidian patio is the ps4 web broken ?
No, just not preferred
I never used it for mogstation stuff so I can't say how well it works
Oh ok
If that doesn't work then you may need to pay for Crysta on the square enix account website and then use that to pay for subscription
Yep having fun . I'm waiting for my bf to come to bed. He's still playing, smh. Appreciate all the help guys!!! Hmyhsbk youzaaa kighy
np, have a good night then
Tried crysta but its more confusing than paying with credit card @obsidian patio
Crysta is basically SE's currency for a few of their games
It lets you pay for mogstation stuff using Paypal, as an example
as the mogstation doesn't directly accept paypal
is there a way to use act while in full screen mode?
oh, so otherwise it would track but you can't see in game?
yeah
does that mean i can have it on another screen?
certainly
is it possible to get a glamour dresser in my FC house / private rooms?
No.
is choosing a grand company a big impact to gameplay?
:(
@obsidian patio do i enter my credit card number as (xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx) ?
grand company is basically preference/flavor
Or like as xxxxxxxxxxxxx ?
no dashes
you can get a bit different gear for glamour. But you can change GC if you want
Oh
really doesn't matter
Rayu, it changes which city you regularly return to to start missions etc, and the look of your GC gear if/when you wear that. There's no mechanical impact except locational convenience. Also NPC soldiers of your faction will greet you by title.
I think on that last bit, anyway.
so if Im a GLD/PAL main, i should just stick to immortal flame for convenience?
It would be a very minor convenience in that regard.
realistically won't make even a bit of difference in the end
sadly gc doesn't matter in pvp/frontline anymore with forced freelancer miss the old times xD
Ul'dah has the closest gc headquarters from aetheryte.
It resets your rank when you change, you have to work from the ground up in your new GC
hi, where do you get Shell Leather?
You can switch between them as many times as you want, but there's a cooldown period. I forget if it's 15 days or 30.
You can only switch grand company once you reach 2nd Lieutenant rank.
@frosty badger Zonureskin map treasure dungeon
thanks
If I’m in a FC, can I use the app to chat while also playing the game? It takes a long time to type on PS4
it's a bit dumb, unfortunately. You can't chat with the app while logged in in-game
would recommend investing in an inexpensive usb keyboard
Omhg mog station have a maintenance now
Damn that sucks. Making the app as a keyboard to chat would be sweet
@narrow arch you can use the ps4 second screen app for that
Its on app store or Google play
That’s such a lifesaver
not really
unless you're looking to sell on mb and have people pay for premium hq when it doesn't matter at all
yup
yeah no difference at all. Both HQ and NQ can be dyed and glamoured exactly the same, no difference whatsoever
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hello,kinda new (just finished downloading the game),whats a good NA server?
Any preferred server for the double EXP
no, despair ignores umbral heart entirely
aka if you cast despair, you end up with AF3, 0MP, whatever umbral hearts you had before the Despair cast
When you make a Samurai at lvl 50 does it start out at lvl 50 or lvl 1?
Also when do I unlock the level roulette?
SAM starts at level 50. You can unlock it as soon as you have another job to level 50 (or pay for a job skip on the mogstation)
you unlock leveling roulette as soon as you have 2+ dungeons available for leveling roulette (at level 16 in the MSQ normally)
Where do I see the leveling roulette though? Or if I've already done it?
leveling roulette will be available in the duty roulette tab of duty finder
it'll show if you've done it for the day on that tab. Reset is at
!daily
every day it resets at that time^
Cool thank you so much.
if i play the demo on ps4 then want to buy the full game do i have to start over?
or can i used the demo character?
you can stick with your same character on ps4
how do I get grand company seals?
FATEs, leveling roulette as adventurer in need, GC hunting log, after a few promotions you can turn in dungeon and tome gear
Is he wanting them for the mount? If so the first quest they give you gives enough to buy it from the Quartermaster.
is anyone having server issues on jenova??
is there a class that synergizes well with fishing?
basically just Culinarian and sometimes alchemist
goldsmith uses a few fish for a couple recipes
After looking at ninja monk and dragoon
I have become a machinist 
On a serious note, when is a good time to start doin fishing and crafting while doing main quests?
awesome ty 😄
Whenever you want to do them, basically
I suggest having a decent gil pile if you aren't willing to self-supply yourself by also leveling up miner/botanist
Fisher in terms of leveling up your crafters can honestly be ignored for the most part.
not that many leveling recipes use fishes
I’ll prob start with miner then
And level it
if im a machinist do I hate bards now 
I don't have much opinion about client voice language, I've stuck to English and I like the voices that they have.
English has nice voices
Are queue times normally super long?
Only for DPS
I am doing the second to last mission in the story as a tank, and I've been waiting for 34m
Castrum Meriandum
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don't forget your timezones also from the server/dc on which u play
Castrum and Praetorium are more like 8-man dungeons than raids.
Oh gotcha, I don't really know the difference tbh
I've only been doing dungeons up to this point
Raids are, for the most part, singular rooms/arenas with the boss of the instance.
For why Castrum/Praetorium have long queues, most people do them through the Main Scenario roulette. So something that might speed things up is if you queue for them after the daily reset
!daily
if you are in your servers nn you could ask for a healer or tank for a faster que in it
I was kind of hoping to power through the rest of the story tonight, but literally can not if people don't show up lol
BLM Umbral Soul just used on downtime like monk chackra?
Yep.
if you can actively hit the target, umbral soul is a bad cast
it's super situationally not a "bad" cast, but there's ideally a better way to handle it
if you can't hit anything, it's a great way to bulid up to UI3 + 3 umbral hearts
castrum and prae dosent let you skip scenes so people don't rly like it, they mostly force themselves for the good exp or tomes the daily roulettes gives
whats the best data center?
Whichever that speaks your preferred language
but like what one has the most people
the one which is nearest your own timezone probably and speaks your language
Aether/Primal are pretty tied with each other
All of the Aether worlds are currently open for characters though?
how about light/odin?
I don't recommend playing on a datacenter that's not in your region unless you're fine with the high ping, based on the datacenter role you've chosen.
Hey guys how high does gc tank go?
And how do you unlock it? I’m stuck at second lieutenant
You can get up to captain but it requires you to do squadrons
is outleveling the MSQs "bad"? im always 8 levels ahead of the MSQ level.
no
is summoner very complicated to play?
If you have the road to 70 buff, it's expected
I personally never got the hang of summoner, but it's a consistent loop of what you do once you know what buttons to press.
It can be very overwhelming at first, but there's a flow to it that when you find it, it just feels nice
!faq smncycle
what about blackmage than?
The main difficulty of BLM is fight movement optimization
i played monk and the positionals gave me a head ache LUL
if a fight lets you stay still it is very easy to play.
after awhile i dont even rmb what i was doing anymore lol..
BLM is "oh god please don't target me AoE oh fuck it targeted me aaaGHGhg"
both classes have alot of buttons to press is it?
good thing BLM has a lot of instant casts and insta-move stuff for when movement is needed
My cabbages Ley Lines
BLM is all GCD stuff besides a few things
i also tried DK and that class had barelly any skills to press XD
so it's a bit slower in that regard.
every job has a lot of buttons to press except for dancer and machinist
Oh and DRK and WAR but those are tanks so they have an excuse
or at least its so simple
no i only reach 60 XD
Level 50 of course you don't have many buttons
60 you only have your core rotation at best
hmm
Samurai really starts to speed up at 62 with the second kenki trait
samurai seems pretty easy
that makes all of your non-iajutsu GCDs generate Kenki, with the combo enders generating more.
Even more at 68 when you get Ikkishouten
Samurai has both fast and a lot of buttons
it was like i was just staring at keys
When I made monk I organized the buttons by positionals but I have a very unorthadox hotbar layout
my crossbar would probably make people cry for my melee classes. I shove almost all of my main combo GCDs on R2 instead of putting them on both face button halves
i was abit annoyed with monk for setting buttons
cause everytime i get a new skill i have to readjust everything

You can place all of your skills ahead of time, even when they're locked.
Discord overlay for FFXIV had been broke for a while
Only way to fix it is to launch discord as admin
its prolly not helping cause i am playing lots of dif chars
does patron deity matter?
so i never memorize much lol
Nope
And on the topic of character creation, the racial stats don't matter either
the stat differences are a drop in the bucket past level 50.
ty
are you making alts or simply unlocking the jobs on the same character
i mean jobs
Hello. I just joined the trial version and will buy the game soon. wanted to ask what is the best server to play at? I'm from eu,
and any good places to find people to play with as a newbie?
i was thinking of trying magic dps
In terms of population EU is very balanced as a whole.
summoner looks fun but i doubt i will rmb doing a 2min rotation lol..
In terms of languages it's very balanced all-round with Moogle having more French players and Shiva having more German players.
you just get used to it eventually
I saw that alot of people say odin is the best but not good for new players. at least on reddit posts
In terms of languages it's very balanced all-round with Moogle having more French players and Shiva having more German players.
@obsidian patio
hows blackmage rotaion compare to summoner?
@slate arrow didnt fix it for me
black mage is simple, but the hard part comes from the actual combat.
well then discord 🇧 roke I guess
i wanna be a Summoner dps what class should i pick?
arcanist
ty
@timid thorn i wouldn't rely too much on reddit posts for server cliques, they can be very outdated and there's always new players coming in.
@nimble hornet tl;dr fire fire fire fire then ice ice ice then fire fire fire fire

hmm
except for one spell(very bad) spell you don't have any instant casts
summoner looks fun but i doubt i will rmb doing a 2min rotation lol..
@nimble hornet you have 2 skills functioning as your timer
I’m really new to MMOs and I’m having trouble with my hotbar. How tf are you supposed to press things like control+9 it’s breaking my hand!
Plus when broken down to bits, it is just a few priorities to follow
change your keybinds
Black mage has a fire phase for dps and ice phase for regaining mana, summoner iirc has 3 main rotations they cycle between for their dps
If you are a controller player, XIV works great with controller too
haha XD
But how do you press buttons like that without staring at your keyboard 24/7? I have to look down to make sure I clicking 4 and not 5
Practice
Do you still look at your remote when you change channel on your TV?
We are not telling you it is easy and you can do it in 5 minutes
We are telling you that we are doing it on muscle memory
when you're level 80 you'll look back and be like "how did i ever find this hard"
Which comes from playing a lot
You can also try stuff like MMO mouses
I am a big fan for controller XD
My hotbars are stacked 3 rows x 4 columns which match 1234qerfzxcv close enough for me
These things you just learn as you play through the story
how do you move
Well I have a few more questions. How do you use all those keys while using WSAD to move? That seems hard. Also how do people use f1-f9 for keybinds, on my laptop they change things like the volume and brightness
oh qerf nvm
Lmao
Wasd is left untouched and it's close enough I can just use a random finger or press a hotkey quickly before returning my hand to the default position
How do you move without Wasd?
you'll find that unless you're playing certain classes, you dont actually need to move around that much while attacking
I use WASD to move
also if you hold down both mouse buttons you move forward
I rebound MMB to autorun so i used that to move if my left hand has to hit f5 or something
Also most of the time you can pause for a second and you'll probably be fine because if you have to move usually there's a cast bar as well in which case you should probably worry about moving instead of attacking
I've just gotten really good at moving and attacking at the same time
Having a slight issue, using WXHB how do you change the spells on the top? Or are they not editable? Trying to help a PS4 friend but I am so unfamiliar with the hotbar setup
@ebon kindle it's bound to a different hotbar. It's XHB set 8 by default I think
1 last question. How do you fit 3 rows of hot bars on your screen? It would take up so much room, I can barely read the stuff on the screen if the UI is below 90%
Yeah, you need to edit the crossbars WXHB take from to edit the WXHB
Also I'm playing on a 1080p monitor with everything set to default scale
excerpt for the job gauges
so if their WXHB looks at hotbar 4 you need to edit hotbar 4
Just got to HW and holy shit the maps are huge. Any advice for quicker traveling lol?
Well I’m playing on a laptop with like maybe a 12 1/2 inch screen
@mortal nebula get a friend who has unlocked flight
@dry quiver so a 1366x768 monitor then?
unlock flying (*requires sidequests and an optional dungeon)
@slate arrow yes that it!
Get your mount out and remember chocobokeeper exists
Yeah that probably explains it
Thank you, the description to edit the original hotbar helped us figure it out
All I can say is just modify your hud until you like it
PS4 is so foreign to me <.>
if you press esc -> hud layout -> select one of the hotbars then press ctrl+home you can change the size
The way my UI is set up is very very unorthadox
There's no one fits all solution and unfortunately I don't have a screenshot of mine on hand at the moment
Just spend an hour playing around with it and adjust as needed
i'll send a screenshot of mine in a bit so you can get an idea
@left moth the aetherites have the last one locked behind MSQs
@slate arrow thanks! i wasnt sure if I would of been able to fly in someones mount if i havent unlocked flying yet
stormblood also has a mix of msq and side aether currents but HW has western highlands ones behind dusk vigil
@dry quiver
@slate arrow lmao you should see my hud. I kinda moved things random places and left them there so I have fire in 1,thunder in 2, my mount in 3, blizz 3 is in ctr2 and etc... Ive just gotten used to where all my shit is and im amazed I prefer it that way and if i change it, it doesnt feel right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrtDt_5PEKA 0:18. the game lags for a second, npc's, players, skill input, freeze. it happens constantly, every time the same duration. how do u fix this
@tender canyon I have a feeling you have a bigger computer screen than me because that’s my main problem
i am, but you can just scale stuff down
ive used the same hud on a 15 inch screen
my desktop screen is 21 i think
That or a network node is down again
that doesnt matter
because those other games are probably connecting to servers closer to your home
might just be the routing that xiv takes is dumb
mudfish is the cheapest one, and comes with some free credit
but its hit or miss
and it missed for me 
In the EU there's only two actual physical servers so
the popular ones like nordvpn dont do the gaming things?
90% of the time you connect you're taking the same route 90% of the time
i dont think so?
popular ones aren't as optimized for gaming
yea
They're optimized for volume over speed
ok nice to know, thx will try those
So yeah you get a whole bunch of bandwidth but that means jack shit if you have to connect to Japan and then to Germany
(as an example)
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WHM likes Mind
dawn ones have mind stat
It likely looks at the Mind stat and prefers that to anything the other one has to offer.
But neither of them are useful to you if you are level 50+ WHM
@uneven spruce but 2nd ones are actually better aren't they?
it doesn't have mind.
It will give your more health
The crit stat might benefit ya but you're better off trying to get a level 50 accessory suitable for healers 🙂
Strength does nothing for WHM
@uneven spruce it's my 1st char i'm just collecting what MSQ gives me
You want gears are can only be equipped by Healers
The recommended gear prioritizes main stat over secondary stats
so 1 mind > ALL?
Neither are good for a lvl 50 WHM
Is there an easily accessible training dummy anywhere in the cities?
If you are level 50 you should be able to go to reventants toll and get ironworks gear
Not inside of cities cornelius
South of where?
If you're in a free company there's a decent chance your fc house has a dummy in their garden too
@uneven spruce from Main Story Quest?
Teleport to Summerford Farm, then go south
or try a housing area people often have dummies on their plot/land
Striking Dummies right outside the gate
I don't know where summerford farm is.
What city-state did you start in?
I can go to any city.
dusk - not sure if you can go there yet - check your teleport history :)
if you hit ctrl c you can view your currencies, you may have some called tomestones of poetics.
Summerford farm is in central la noscea
Thank you.
which is directly outside limsa lominsa
i just noticed i have some antique gear in my inv what exactly do i do with it?
If it's green antiques: you can trade it to the forgemaster in mor dhona for i90 relic gear
You can use it to trade for some lvl 50 (item Level 90)job gears in Mor Dhona
They are good upgrade if you are still using item level 45+ stuff
ah okay so its basically useless to me now
i am lv 65 and i didnt see it until now since my inv is getting full and i checked if i could sell sth
oh okay im going to cheeck them out then
where is the "special crafting facility" thing for the Ixali quests?
it's the debuffs you get from the NPCs who hand you the crafting materials for the requested items
oh okay, and then i can just craft it normally?
just make sure you're wearing the ixal gloves, and yeah
okay, thanks :)
I'm doing the Ishgardian Restoration and I tried turning in an item but it stopped giving me Kupo Stamps... Why is that?
are levelmete unlocks important to msq?
No
so i can just ignore these?
Is there a certain point where I have to start turning in higher level items for the Ishgardian Restoration to get Kupo stamps? 🤔
Leve are quests you can repeat to get some exp
It is generally recommended for crafters or gatherers
ah so i can ignore them then
its my first time playing FF14 so im not really bothered by crafting yet
There are combat leve from lvl 1-50
So if you just need a tad more exp to level up
You can do them
Instead of running a side quest or a dungeon again
the fact that I get arcanist points as a scholar doesnt mean I level summoner in some form aswell, right? atleast not past lvl 30
summoner and scholar are leveled at the same time
Hey, so i've just watched the credits for storm blood but someone told be before shadow bringers there is a quest i hsould do the crystal tower or some such? I can't find it
Any ideas?
even up until lvl 80?
Players can start the questline by talking to Outlandish Man at Mor Dhona (x21,y8) then start the quest Legacy of Allag.
@rancid vector
thankyou seenoc!
oh ok
You still need to clear your summoner job quests
@rancid vector it is not a quest
It is a quest line
You will be doing 3 alliance raid (24 players in 3 parties in the same dungeon)
Full completion of this quest line will add additional details to Shadowbringers
As the expansion revolves around Crystal Tower
thanks will do it now
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hey so quick question that may lead to a few more lol
i already have the relic weapon ( ARR ) for black mage so is there any point in having the ATMA items ? i still have four
Prepare for my unnecessarily details answer that may lead to a peer reviewed paper
Where is a good place for a lvl 50 Samurai to get gear?
You can save them in case you want to make other Zodiac weapons
@devout salmon can you spend Tomestone of Poetics?
If so, Ironworks in Mor Dhona
More details here
!faq poetics
Hmm.
Where do I sell junk such as allagan silver?
ok that’s a bet i’m kind of overwhelmed because i’m about to beat SB and just got SHB and i really want to play GNB but wanna get stuff done first
ShB relic has nothing to do with ARR relic
@native ingot any npc
i know
What if I don't have any poetics?
is there some sort of linkshell or hunt discord for chaos datacenter? 
Have you finish the ARR stories yet?
No.
yes i am about to beat storm blood
Then for the time being, you can just stick with the gears you get from your samurai starting quests
And use whatever accessories you can find
You don't need to beat Stormblood to get GNB btw
!faq shbjobs
Shadowbringers Expansion Jobs: Gunbreaker (Tank) and Dancer (Ranged DPS). These jobs start at level 60 and require ownership of the Shadowbringers Expansion and a disciple of war or magic job at level 60.
Job Unlock Locations:
Gunbreaker - Gods' Quiver Bow at New Gridania (11,11), quest name is "The Makings of a Gunbreaker".
Dancer - Eager Lominsan at Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (9,12), quest name is "Shall We Dance".
damn steam discount for shadowbringers just ended a week ago
should just bought even if i stilluse trial
Players can start the questline by talking to Outlandish Man at Mor Dhona (x21,y8) then start the quest Legacy of Allag. guy's not there for me, are there any dependancies?
Only depency should be a lvl 50 
How do I get relic weapons
Which series?
I have black mage and arr
i need to know when shadowbringers have discount on steam again
I need to make sure that you are aware while finished ARR relic are useful way into Heavensward MSQ, the effort required to complete them is not worth it. They are for fashion only
<@&472496619577671691> need help with Crystal Tower quest line
Bliceheart said they can't spot the NPC
Check your completed quests in the journal, you may have grabbed and done the first quest accidentally.
look for the section "Chronicles of a New Era: The Crystal Tower"
With that info, if you still want to make Black Mage's ARR relic weapon
take note that this site is not very well maintained, so some of the info might be slightly off, but the quest line is accurate
Ty
Are the shiva katana and codex really hard to get? They seem like they have really low drop %
All jobs except GNB and DNC can drop weapon
There's just a lot of potential weapons and no RNG protection
which is 6.6% or so.
Good luck
Well I guess 6.6% is better than anything more below lol, ty
ok i have a black mage question two actually
for one how do i effectively use flare ?
like i always lose all my mana after
current level?
58
!faq blmleveling
fresh into 58 lol seconds ago
You use it as a finisher to your AoE rotation since it eats all of your remaining MP
as for the actual minimum it needs to be castable, it's 800.
At higher level, you get skill/buff that reduce MP cost for Flare, and Flare will be your go to for AOE attacks
ok and how do i effectively use enochian
You turn in on
You use it right at the very start of the fight and never let your stacks drop
it stays active as long as you have UI or AF stacks.
so use it first then get stacks or get stacks then use it
ok i’m gonna practice this brb
Does your companion get exp according to the exp you get? Like I'm not better going back and murdering lower mobs to level him
ok and sharp cast ?
I know getting him at 74 was beyond stupid
Companion scales to you, just kill stuff equal to your level
@leaden ginkgo use on cooldown for Thunder or Fire proc.
Obviously I seen he was 74 so it's not all doom and gloom lol
Just gotta do his ranks
Technically it's better damage if it hits thunder, but you lose out on damage if you have to hold the skill to do so.
Is rank 30 the highest? All 3 maxed?
20 is the highest and gives enough points for all 3 trees
The general recommendation is to just have a rank 10 healing chocobo then you branch from there
Even if you play a healer
That's what I'm working on anyway so all good
👍
Since im taking SAM to 70 first even if it was different I would still choose healer
Ie tank choose attacker etc
Hello guys! In order to get nier automata cosmetic I got to finish shadowbringers first?
yep
Then you need to participate in the Nier quest line
And join The Copied Factory alliance raid
Completing the raid will yield 3 unit of 2B's costume
And all the players can roll for it (even if they have owned them)
You can run it as many time as necessary to get yours
in wich location I can find nier quest line?
there's a prerequisite quest in Tomra that you can do prior to finishing 5.0
Dwarven village
and then the real quest shows up there after 5.0
the starter quest
is in tomra
do you guys know hildibrand ?

he has a long chain of blue quest but are they worth it ?
It is a comedy show inside XIV
He has some emotes and glamour if you're not into the story/humour
If you like goofy comedic detective story
lol ok thanks
Then it is highly recommended
He is highly popular
He has stories in all the expansions too

ShB Hildibrand is in production, iirc?
The end of stormblood set up for it perfectly so I'd say so
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accuracy is not a thing anymore
game dosent have accuracy anymore, only can miss when enemy is a higher lvl as yourself
DH is just a bonus damage multiplier, and there's no point in worrying about secondary stats when still leveling
i will forever remember whm accuracy melds in hw 
Weird I missed hakaze in a 63 dungeon
Maybe lag meant my combo didn't show
Like the shining yellow lines
or you attacked some invulnerable target, cause that sometimes doesn't progress combos too
hm
i know i’m gonna be bashed but can some one just tell me the entire BLM msq up until the end of SB ? because i just wanna get to SHB
is it alright to be taking the extra gil instead of the gear for super early quests?
Either or is fine
when does it start to matter what option you pick for quest rewards

